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Quiz 6: Wrist and Hand

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Short, thick metacarpal with single proximal articulation

Back (Answer)

MC1 (Thumb)

#2
Front (Question)

MC1 articulates with (1)

Back (Answer)

Trapezium

#3
Front (Question)

How to side MC1

Back (Answer)

• Crest = Lateral • Shaft meets base, flared slightly lateral • Lateral palmar surface = larger and more excavated • Viewed dorsally w/ distal end up = Axis of max length skewed toward the side the bone is from

#4
Front (Question)

Longest metacarpal, blade-like wedge (butt)

Back (Answer)

MC2

#5
Front (Question)

MC2 Articulations (4)

Back (Answer)

Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, MC3

#6
Front (Question)

How to side MC2

Back (Answer)

• Blade-like wedge = palmar, ulnar, and medial • Double articular facet for MC3 is medial • Single-side articular facet for trapezium is radial and lateral

#7
Front (Question)

Styloid process, second longest metacarpal, base has sharp projection

Back (Answer)

MC3

#8
Front (Question)

Articulations of MC3 (3)

Back (Answer)

Capitate, MC2, MC4

#9
Front (Question)

How to side MC3

Back (Answer)

• Styloid process is dorsal, radial, lateral • Double articular facet for MC2 is lateral • Articulation with MC4 (medial) is also a double facet but is separate circles

#10
Front (Question)

Slender and gracile metacarpal, two circle facets on one side and flat facet on the other

Back (Answer)

MC4

#11
Front (Question)

Articulations of MC4 (3)

Back (Answer)

Hamate, MC3, MC5

#12
Front (Question)

How to side MC4

Back (Answer)

• Two circles facet (art. for MC3) = Lateral • Single, long facet (art. for MC5) = Medial • Proximal and medial basal facets form a right angle

#13
Front (Question)

Shortest (besides MC1), slender metacarpal

Back (Answer)

MC5

#14
Front (Question)

Articulations of MC5 (2)

Back (Answer)

Hamate, MC4

#15
Front (Question)

How to side MC5

Back (Answer)

• Only one articular facet = MC 4 = Lateral • Non-articular side = Medial, away from MC4

#16
Front (Question)

MC 2-5 proximal (basal) articulations go from _______ shape to ________ shape if you go medially (ulnar) and get smaller

Back (Answer)

Triangular to square

#17
Front (Question)

Which two metacarpals have a rounded, square base

Back (Answer)

MC1 and MC 5

#18
Front (Question)

Proximal row

Back (Answer)

Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquestral, Pisiform

#19
Front (Question)

Distal Row

Back (Answer)

Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate

#20
Front (Question)

Which two carpals articulate with the radius

Back (Answer)

Scaphoid, Lunate

#21
Front (Question)

Trapezium articulates with which metacarpal(s)

Back (Answer)

MC 1 and 2

#22
Front (Question)

Trapezoid articulates with which metacarpal

Back (Answer)

MC 2

#23
Front (Question)

Capitate articulates with which metacarpal(s)

Back (Answer)

MC 2 and 3 (sometimes 4)

#24
Front (Question)

Hamate articulates with which metacarpal(s)

Back (Answer)

MC 4 and 5